for your listening pleasure
if you haven’t heard of bon iver…
where have you been?!
i kid, i kid. but really, if you haven’t had the chance to listen to his first album, for emma, forever ago, go do it! really. truly amazing song writing, with a beautiful and unique falsetto. strangely enough, bon iver (meaning good winter in french, and spelled incorrectly on purpose) and i went to college in wisconsin together. of course at that time, he was just justin vernon, a regular guy who worked at a small magazine with me and ran with the same pals. (i’m totally playing the i knew him when card here). now, he is this amazingly successful, semi-famous musician, who has received international praise for his first solo album. it makes me smile a little to think about our familiar days in little old eau claire, wisconsin.
Black Cab Sessions - Bon Iver from Aaron Landry on Vimeo.
his second release, blood bank, comes out this month. i got a sneak listen, and you’re in for a treat.
Oh, he’s my newest obsession! I had one-week-listening-obsessively-to-Bon-Iver. And even now, when I turn on the computer or my iPod, the first thing I listen to is Bon Iver :)
ionuca
January 6th
2009
I love “For Emma…” - I think I first found Bon Iver via one of the glowing reviews on Pitchfork, but it’s been on my iPod playlist ever since. I’m also very much enjoying Fleet Foxes right now…
beautifulpaper
January 6th
2009
i’m literally listening to him right at this moment! love it!
marionpauline
January 6th
2009
love this! and i love his music. a lot.
thanks for sharing it!
jen j-m
January 6th
2009
How funny. My friend is totally obsessed with him - I must send this to him.
Lynne
January 6th
2009
Coincidentally, I was listening to their album just as this came up in my google reader. I love Bon Iver!
Deann B.
January 6th
2009
he’s great - ‘Skinny Love’ is my fave…
Krystal
January 6th
2009
skinny love is great and the whole album is amazing and not left my cd player in months!! you have great musical taste :)
the purcells
January 6th
2009
I don’t blame you for playing the “I knew him when” card! He’s absolutely wonderful, I just recently posted a few of his videos from la blogotheque onto my blog.
Deb
January 6th
2009
love bon iver.
katrina
January 8th
2009
one of my obsessions of last year!
Aran
January 8th
2009
oh, the ‘i knew him when’ card must be so, so gratifying. go for it. tell everyone!
;D
he does sound great, as well.
sistersandsparrows
January 9th
2009
Hello,
I know I don’t know you at all but I stumbled on this post from a high school friend jess from “living the swell life”. I live in Eau Claire and it’s so good to hear that the band is reaching out to so many people. I had the privilege of going to the concert he held in Eau Claire for all his family and friends. Do you remember the State Theater downtown over by the public library? That’s where he had it and it was so amazing to hear him live. It’s so nice to see that his music has been heard by so many people…keep spreading the love!
Amanda
January 9th
2009
yes! I know bon iver and I live in The Netherlands! I think he´s going to be famous in europe…
nicki
January 11th
2009
Hi Alyson-
Do you still design blog headers for cost? If so, I’m very interested!!
{michelle}
January 11th
2009
I have recently discovered his incredible music…the emotionality is absolutely perfect for artmaking! He’s always on my “recently played” list on itunes!
A.Hope
January 13th
2009